Book holder



Sept. 9, 1952 M. J. STONE 2,609,636

BOOKHOLDER Filed Sept. 15, 1948 r 2 SHEETSSHEET l Mary Jeanne StoneINVENTOR.

Sept. 9, 1952 M. J. STONE 2,609,536

- BOOKHOLDER Filed Sept. 15, 1948 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 Fig 3.

Mary Jeanne Stone INVENTOR.

BY zs? m Attorney:

Patented Sept. 9, 1952- 1 j '4 Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful im provements in book holdersand the primary object of the present invention is to provide a devicefor supporting a book,--maga zine or the'like in a vertically inclinedposition whereby the same may be observed in a convenient manner. t

Another important object of the present invention is to provide a bookholder including a base, a book supporting frame pivotally mounted onsaid base, and embodying novel and improved means for retaining saidframe relative to said base when'the former is in a raised orfoldedposition. 7 7 i A further object of the present inventionis to provide-abook holder including a base and a novel and improved spring urgedpressure or clamping m erc op a ne With-sa d 'b se n o d r to supportabook or thellkerelative thereto.-

A still further aim of the present invention is to provide a bookholderthat is extremely neat and attractive in appearance, strong andreliable in use, small and compact in structure, simple and practical inconstruction, relatively inexpensive to manufacture, and otherwise welladapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein likenumeral refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the book holder constructed inaccordance with the present invention, and showing the pivotal frame ina lowered and folded position;

Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the present invention in use andshowing the pivotal frame in a raised position and supporting a book;

Figure 3 is a bottom plan view of the present book holder;

Figure l is a transverse vertical sectional view taken substantially onthe plane of section line 4-4 of Figure 3; and,

Figure 5 is a fragmentary group perspective view illustrating the mannerin which the clamping member is applied to the base.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, wherein for the purpose ofillustration, there i disclosed a preferred embodiment of the presentinvention, the numeral Ill represents a substantially rectangular basemember generally, of preferably plastic material having an enlargedlonthe b portion] 8'of the pressure plate 20.

erfllnis provided with a central arcuate recess '16 that receives theenlarged, arcuate portion l8 of a pressure plate or clampmg member 20. j'j The undersurface of the'basemember i ll is provided withlongitudinally spaced recesses 22 and 24 and the forwardly/ans 26 and'28 ofthe recesses 22 and 24 respctively,are provided with notches orrecesses'3ll-and 32 that communicatewith longitudinal apertures orpinopenings 3'4lwhich lead from therecess l6. f Headed fasteners orpivot-"pins 36 extend through apertures 34 and engage recesses .orsockets 38'formed in'the sides 40 of the enlarged The sides 140 of theportion l8 are provided with notchesf42 that receive coil' springs '44having ,spaced andlangulatedend portions 46 and 48 which are receivedinopenings 50 and 52, respectively,. formed in the portions 12 and l8 tonormally urge the pressure-plate 20 against the sl pin surfabe LL z f"Dependingfrom the corners 54 of the base member ID are resilient feetor pads 56 that support the base member [0 in an elevated position abovea supporting structural element.

The numeral 58 represents a substantially U- shaped wire frame membergenerally, the leg portions 60 of which terminat in substantially L-shaped projections 62 that are received in recesses 64 in the transversesides of the base member 10. The free extremities of the projections 62are yieldingly retained in suitable sockets 66 provided in the recesses64 and the longer legs of the projections 62 bear against th lower walls68 of the recesses 64 when the frame 58 is raised to a substantiallyvertical position as shown in Figure 2.

The central portion of the web 10 for the frame 58 is bent inwardly toprovide a substantially V- shaped saddle for supporting a book 12, andwhen the frame 58 is moved to a folded or lowered position, the web 10is received in a substantially V-shaped channel member or rib 14integrally formed with the portion [8 of the pressure plate 20 (seeFigure 1).

In view of the foregoing descriptiontaken in conjunction with theaccompanyin drawings it is believed that a clear understanding of thedevice will be quite apparent to those skilled in this art. A moredetailed description is accordingly deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood, however, that even though there is herein shownand described a preferred embodiment of the invention the same issusceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of theinvention as herein described and the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A book holder comprising a base, a substantially U-shaped frameincluding a pair of spaced end portions and a web joining said endportions, the endportions or said frama termihating u-shapedinwardlyextending proiections, the free extremities of said L-shaped projectionsbeing pivoted to said base and the 35 maining portions of saidprojections forming H bearing elements engaging said base for supportingsaid frame in a substantiallg vertical posts is,

tion, said base having a recess, an longated clamping plate havingone"end mounted'iar said recess, means pivotally securing saidoneendofi';

said clamping plate to said base, means normally rgi g s d l mp na Plateinto. aid. recess... and

a ccha is gm mper n ssxai y i tmedl ithsa d ne. nd i said; lamping platediseased versely of said clamping plate for receivingtm we of id -shaperam 2-. The combination-ofclaim: I, wherein said s men on d, m ans'.. ire lient m o he h ing spaced an n9rt gn an iq ed to aid plate d a d: asess 'ee vels c ro o s; qe s f sinsl an elon ated hollow base includingforward andrear ndpor- 3'0 tions and. a downwardly and rearwardlysloping surface for supporting a book irra verticallg in,- ed, P tion, hh grwar and? u rt i nniisa d base having a ass s i iere nrialpre su eplate havin an a d'ar uate p t on l cece yed. in

he e s nd a urt er: rn. on o er x na he base, saidarcuateportion havingsideedges pivot pins carried by; the forward end of said base ex tendingintothe; sideedges of; said arcuate portion, and a'coil spring embracingeach of said 40 pins, each of said springs having an. end portionanchored to said base and an endportionanthe recess and a furtherportion overlying the base, said arcuate portion having side edges, theunder surface of said forward end portion hav ing; apairof spaceddepressions therein also spaced from said recess, said forward endportion alsoincludinga pair of pin openings extending, from said recessand to said depressions, pivot pins received in said, openings andhaving end portions extending into the side edges of saidarcua-teportion, said pins also having head portions positioned in saiddepressions, and'springs supported-by saidpins and terminally secured tosaid base-and-said arcuate portion for yieldingly urgingthepressdreplate toward the sloping surface of-said'base;

Y I v MARY JEANNE STONE;

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